A woman who was trying to assist the victims of a crash was struck and killed herself during a tragic chaain of events on Interstate 95 in Broward County early Sunday, officials said.
The incident began around 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 north of State Road 84 within the city limits of Fort Lauderdale.
According to a crash report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident started when a 2019 red Kia Forte sedan failed to maintain control as it began to travel in a southeasterly direction and collided with the concrete median.
A second vehicle could not avoid the red Kia Forte and crashed into it.
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The driver of another car, a 23-year-old woman from Miami, stopped her car and exited to render aid.
Two more cars traveling south then crashed against the stopped car, hitting the woman that was helping the victims of the initial crash. She was pronounced deceased on scene and her identity hasn't been released.
A sixth car also crashed into the pile up.
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A total of six cars and eight people were involved in this crash, resulting in three injured that were transported to Broward Health and four people with no reported injuries.
The patients transported with incapacitating injuries include a seven-year-old child.
The crash led to all southbound lanes on I-95 being closed for hours.
